The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-17
REPUBLICANS H:
LARGEST CONVENTION EVER
HELD IN THE COUNTRY,
Which Is Doing Pretty Well for a
Party that is "Dead." W.. !.
A Session Marked by Harmony
and Enthusiasm.
Ringing Resolutions for Mr.. Cleye.
land to Read and Ponder,
And which will be Endorsed by
Millions Of Citizens.
Republican Competency vs. Dem
ocratic Incompetency.
ASpeech by General Goff Greeted
with Cheers.

NEw YoRk, Dec. 16.-When the dele
gates to the convention OF the Republican
clubs began to file into Chlckering Hall
to-day. It wea remarked that they wore q
moro confident air than yesterday, when
the bat!a!ions were disordered, headleas.
The idea Of q federation Of clubs, cen.
tralized and obedient to the touch OF a d.
recting hand was before every eye.
They were now in shape to carry out
the purpose Of the convention. Commit.
tees appointed yesterday had beon ut work
last night, and rules of order had been
framed. Evarts had been nominated for
permanent chairman. Other matters had
been arranged by other committees, and
everything should 60 amoothly, but how
the high spirits and in come cases turbu.
lencs OF The members could be held under
reatraint, remained TO be aeen.
Among the 61st to arrive and take posi-
ton on the platform was the temporary
chairman, Daniel ]. Ryan. The members
came in slowly. A busy day wEs before
them. Three uessions had been decided
on for the days business, morning, after.
noon and evening, the order Of the bust.
ness to be the calling Of the convention to
order by the temporary chairman, the re-
port of the Committee on Credentiale, re.
port of the Committee on Rules and Order,
report OF the Committee on Permanent
Organization Of the Convention; then
Permanent Chairman Senator Evsr.s to
tako the chair and address the conven-
ton, aud after that tho reports Of the
Committees on Resolutions and on Per.
manent Organizations of State Leagues to
be received and acted upon, and the real
bueiness Of the convention be entered
upen.
CHEERING BLAINE.
The meeting wss 10 open at 10 A. NJ, but
at that tino there wero no signs Of coming
to order. A third Of ths delegates only
had arrived. They were gathered in
groups chatting Of what the day should
bring forth. About 10:45 the convention
was called to order by Hon. Daniel J..
Ryan. The chairmen Of tho different
committees appointed yesterday then
made their reports. Senator Chandler led
off with the report OF the Committee on
Rules and Order Of Business. The chair
men oi the other committees then follow.
ed with their reportu.
At the reading Of the names Of the dif.
ferent clubs rretence was found for cheer.
ing their names when suggestive. There
was 3l3 clubs names to read and the cheer
ing was almost continuous, as the following
were repeated; John Sherman, U. 8.
Grant, Charles Sumner, John A. Logan,
Ben Wade, Abraham Lincoln and James
G. Blaine. The last named was greeted
with tremendous, cheering bat it was
noticed that some delegates did not Join it.
The Ohio delegation was silent and mo.
tionless. whats the matter with Ohio?"
wag asked, and the cheering was repeated.
The report Of the Committee on Gre.
dentials, atteY ting reading Of tho names Of
clubs, was adopted.
General John O. Robinson, Grant Club,
Binghsmpton, N. Y, offered the follow
ing:
Resol,yd That 1t is the duty Of the Gov.
ernment to place our country in such a
state Of defense as will com mand the re.
epect Of all nations, and Tor this purpose
large portion OF the surplus revenue
should be devoted to fortiiyiug our har.
bors, building ships for our navy and in
the manufacture Of modern artillery for
the proper sSpament OF the same. 'H
All resolutions odo!ed we're referred
without debate to the Committee on Reso-
luuons.
/ RED HOT gRsoLu7loN.
Mr.. Burdsall, Of Binghampton, said he
had resolution. The chairman said
"Mr. Burchard" had a resolution. That
name brought down the house. 1t was a
resolution that advised thst the tax on
whisky and tobacco be distributed among
the statea according to population to re-
duce the surplus. Jg3 .,-7t
:. Mr.. Grosvonor, Of Ohio, offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which caused senss.
ton:
"WnxREAs, It is the opinion OF this Ma.
tional Convention Of Republican ClubB
that no man who at any time denounced
Abraham Lincoln, while he was Presi.
don't Of the United States as 'buGoon
and clown or whoever declared from his
scat in the United States Senate that no
man should denounce Jefieraon Davis as
a traitor In his presence and 70 unre.
buked by him, or who in hta official capac.
ity as Secretary Of the Interior ordered
that the fog Of the United States should
be displayed at halt.maat Oh the occasion
Of the death OF Jacob Thompson, or who
as Senator of the United States, many
years after the war, refused to vote TINT
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution are valid
and binding, ought to bo appointed to, or
hold the high office Of Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States /;
therefore o.
"Rt,olrd, That L. 9 O. Lamar ought
not to have been appointed Justice Of said
Court" III !.
1t was then moved and carried that all
resolutions should be referred to the Com.
mittee on Resolutions without being read.
A number were 80 disposed OF. 5s6
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. X
Senator Evsrts, the permanent chair
man, then appeared on the platform and
was greeted with tremendous and long.
continued applause. }5i
Mr.. Eyarts waa introduced by the tenn.
porary chairman, judge Ryan. He con.
graduated the conYontion in its organiza
ton, and said that its work would not in
terfere with any Of the established organi
cations Of the party It would, like the
"Grand Old Party,n'5 never acknowledge
that there could be chosen a candidate
greater than the party. Tho Democrats
always pride Themselves that they pomll